Veteran Social activist Anna Hazare castigated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not fulfilling the promise of putting his party’s donors list in public domain. In a letter to Kejriwal, dated Dec 23, Anna took a dig at the Kejriwal and said if change has to be brought into the[Read More…]
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Kejriwal gets bail in false affidavit case of 2013 Assembly Polls
A Delhi court granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a complaint filed against him for allegedly giving “misleading information” in election affidavit ahead of the 2013 assembly polls, on Saturday. Metropolitan Magistrate Aashish Gupta permitted the bail plea as the concerned magistrate was on leave. April 7, 2017,[Read More…]
AAP announces ex-bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as Goa CM candidate
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday proposed former career bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Goa Assembly elections due next year. The announcement came on Monday evening at Kejriwal’s first public meeting in Goa. The CM face will contest from Cuncolim in South Goa. “Among[Read More…]
Demonetisation is a scam worth Rs 8 lakh crore: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation move was a scam worth Rs 8 lakh crore, done to write off bad loans worth this amount. “There is a different reason and intention behind it. What was the real reason behind demonetisation. According to[Read More…]
Jayalalithaa laid to rest; Thousands throng to mourn Amma
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa passed away on December 5 after suffering from a cardiac arrest. Puratchi Thalaivi Amma was laid to rest at Chennai’s Marina beach, next to her mentor MGR. Thousands of people gathered outside her final resting place to pay tributes. Political leaders paid their last respects[Read More…]
Jaitley slams Kejriwal for ‘misrepresenting changes in taxation law’
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday took Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to task for “factually misrepresenting changes in the tax law” and asserted that there will still be a penalty of 200% for misreporting income under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act. Jaitley made this clarification on Twitter,[Read More…]
PM must take bank account details of 6 months before announcement of demonetisation: Kejriwal
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that BJP lawmakers need to submit their bank transaction details since the currency ban, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the PM should ask for their transaction details of the last six months. Kejriwal took to Twitter and said that PM Modi[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Twitter war between Mahesh Sharma and Kejriwal
A wedding in union minister Mahesh Sharma’s family has seized the attention of Arvind Kejriwal, who tweeted on Monday questioning how he is paying for it after the currency ban. Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi: “BJP MP Mahesh Sharma’s daughter is getting married. Is the entire payment in cheque? Has he[Read More…]
Sad that FM refused to consider demonetisation rollback: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed disappointment over Central government’s decision not to roll back the demonetisation move. He added that this showed it has lost its connect with the people. “I am very sad that FM (Finance Minister) has plainly refused to even review and consider rollback.[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal set 3-day deadline on notes ban
Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee made a scathing attack on the government on Thursday warning that there will be intense protests and unrest if it does not withdraw its ban on ₹500 and ₹1000 rupee notes. They also visited the Reserve Bank of India to check on the progress of[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Discomfort for the rich, misery for the poor
The demonetisation drive has definitely shaken up the nation from its stupor. It’s a bother for the rich and affluent. Does it dent their black money? Perhaps. But they have found ways to circumvent the demonetisation by finding newer ways to turn their black money to white. Armed with political[Read More…]
BJP and friends were informed about demonetisation a week before, alleges Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that BJP and its “friends” were informed about the demonetisation of high value notes a week before the move was expected. Kejriwal also questioned the logic behind the introduction of Rs 2000 notes. He said it will fan corruption and the black[Read More…]
Delhi Pollution : Kejriwal bans construction, shuts schools and power plant
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced a slew of measures to be undertaken by the government to reduce the hazardous air pollution in the city. Speaking to media after an emergency Cabinet meeting, Kejriwal announced a ban on construction related activities for the next ten days and shutting[Read More…]
OROP suicide case :Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal attends army veteran’s funeral
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal attended the funeral of army veteran who allegedly committed suicide over One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue. Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’ Brien also reached the place early morning Grewal’s eldest son Dilawar lit the pyre at around noon in the[Read More…]
Tragic! Ex-serviceman commits suicide at Jantar Mantar over OROP
In an unfortunate incident, a 70-year-old ex-serviceman hailing from Haryana’s Bhiwani district allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison on Wednesday at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over the delay in implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP), police said. The ex-serviceman, Ram Kishan Grewal left a suicide note in which[Read More…]
Yamuna Riverfront Development Project to be launched next week
The Yamuna Riverfront Development Project will finally see light of the day as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch the ‘concrete-free’ project’s first phase on November 2. Amounting to ₹200 crore, this project will began from June next year and a five-kilometre-long stretch from upstream Wazirabad, a North Delhi[Read More…]
#PunjabPolls2017: Arvind Kejriwal and Capt Amarinder Singh engage in ‘verbal duel’ on Twitter
Polls may be away for Punjab but Twitter is already burning with allegations and counter-allegations between Aam Admi Party and Congress. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was funding Punjab Congress leader, Captain Amarinder Singh’s, poll campaign. He[Read More…]
BJP will ruin country: Kejriwal slams Maha CM Fadnavis over ADHM row
Lashing out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his role in mediating talks between the MNS and fimmakers in ensuring release of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that BJP will ruin the country. MNS chief Raj Thackeray has faced flak from various quarters, including the[Read More…]
Kejriwal govt seeks to regularise over 70,000 jobs
The Delhi government has asked all state departments on Saturday to identify contractual staff by November 15 and finalise proposals for their regularisation. The move which could impact over 70,000 employees is being seen as timed for the municipal polls early next year. The departments have been asked to send proposals[Read More…]
Ahead of Surat rally, posters of Kejriwal with Burhan Wani, Hafiz Saeed and bin Laden
Days ahead of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s October 16 rally in Surat, banners carrying his photographs with Burhan Wani, Hafiz Saeed and Osama bin Laden, terming them ‘heroes of Pakistan’, appeared at different locations across the city on Thursday. While AAP blamed BJP, the saffron party denied it had anything[Read More…]
Bansal suicide: Probe Amit Shah’s links with CBI says Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called for a probe into the alleged links between the CBI and BJP chief Amit Shah. This comes after the suicide of tainted bureaucrat BK Bansal, as he in his suicide note had alleged that he was being threatened by the DIG who was backed by[Read More…]
“Will expose this big controversy on Friday,” says Kejriwal on Satyendra Jain matter
Adding more to Aam Admi Party government’s troubles, Health Minister Satyendra Jain has come under the Income Tax scanner for an alleged hawala transfer. Reacting on the entire mater AAP supremo and Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that cases filed against various AAP ministers are a “big controversy,” and he is soon[Read More…]
Akali Dal accuses AAP for not raising part-time teachers’ salaries
Akali Dal on Tuesday hit out at Arvind Kejriwal government for allegedly not honoring its commitment of raising salaries of part-time Punjabi teachers in the national capital, saying it reflected its “anti-Punjab” and “anti-Punjabi” attitude. Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said a month after a High Court ruling the[Read More…]
“No one dies of chikungunya” says Delhi health minister as 5 succumb to the disease
As the national capital reels under chikungunya, witnessing five deaths in the past three days, an all-out verbal war has broken out between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party. The former has accused the Delhi Government of negligence and pointed out towards the absence of its ministers,“The[Read More…]
Our ‘cleanest’ party will make Punjab farmers debt free by 2018: Kejriwal
Targeting a major vote bank in the agrarian state of Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi chief minister on Sunday promised to make farmers in Punjab debt free by end of 2018 if the party was voted to power in assembly elections early next year. Kejriwal, while[Read More…]